ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Intaglio with Conjoined Heads of Eagle and Silen
AAT Object Form/Functiongems (worked stones)
AAT Object Form/Functionheads (representations)
AAT Object Techniqueintaglios (sculptural objects)
CultureRoman
PeriodImperial
Datemid 1st-mid 2nd Century CE
MediumHematitic agate
Credit LineGift of the Estate of Michael J. Shubin
Dimensions3/8 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (1 x 1.3 x 0.3 cm)
Object number2008.031.066
Label TextHead of an eagle facing left conjoined with the head of a bearded silen, facing right.Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011
Published ReferencesKenneth Lapatin, "Grylloi," in "Gems of Heaven": Recent Research on Engraved Gemstones in Late Antiquity, c. AD 200-600, ed. Christopher Entwistle and Noel Adams (London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 2011), 88, pl. 5.
ProvenanceEx coll. Michael Shubin (1950-2008), Montebello, California.
Status
Not on viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
2nd-3rd Century CE
2nd Century CE
2nd Century CE
2nd-late 1st Century BCE
1st-2nd Century CE
1st Century BCE
